'We hurried with Jasprit Bumrah & see what happened': Chief selector Chetan Sharma

BCCI's chief selector, Chetan Sharma admitted that they made a mistake in rushing Jasprit Bumrah's recovery to make him available for the T20 world cup.

With Bumrah not being named in the recent squads that BCCI announced for the upcoming series against New Zealand and Bangladesh, Sharma said that it was to reduce the stress on the Indian pacer's workload.

Admitting that Bumrah wasn't fully fit to participate in the home series against South Africa and Australia, he said that rushing him to recover for the world cup led to him missing out the marquee event entirely.

"We hurried up with Jasprit Bumrah a bit, we tried as the World Cup was coming and see what happened. We are without Jasprit Bumrah for this World Cup," the chief selector said.

Bumrah who was not a part of India's squad for the Asia Cup due to a stress fracture in his back. But the fast bowler made a return to the side against South Africa only to be ruled out again.

The chief selector however said that Bumrah will be a part of the squad soon and also requested the media to understand that there's a reason for resting certain players as they are trying to manage the workload of every player.

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